He received a front page spread on the local paper today.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 9/2/2016 9:55 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
That's terrific! Good for him - no reason to just sit there and feel sorry
for himself.
On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We had a special jump at the skydiving facility at our airport yesterday.
I just happened to be there.
A young man in his 40s who has had cerebral palsy since birth, and must
use a wheel chair, resides at one of the local nursing home facilities. He
has always tried to push himself to enjoy life as much as he could. He
decided that he wanted to experience skydiving, and his family and friends
made it happen. There was a crowd, and I tried not to intrude. Here are a
few scenes.
Loading up in the Twin Otter Jump Plane:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Loading+Up_001.jpg.html
Nashville Channel 5 covered the event:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/TV+Chopper+Takeoff.jpg.html
Takeoff:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Takeoff.jpg.html
His wheel chair is brought to the landing zone:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wheel+Chair+to+
Landing+Zone.jpg.html
Descending with his instructor:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Descending+2.jpg.html
Touchdown:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Touchdown.jpg.html
Cameras fire away:
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cameras+Fire+Away.jpg.html
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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